“Young Master He, Qingluan has come to return these clothes. I appreciate your kindness, but they are far too valuable for me to accept.”
Xue Qingluan's face remained unchanged, which reassured Wei Jingran considerably. However, the fact that Xue Qingluan said she appreciated the kindness made her feel somewhat uncomfortable.
What does that mean?
If you accept someone's kindness, isn't that the same as accepting their affection?
This is tacitly acknowledging the young master of the He family's feelings for her.
Wei Jingran pondered to himself, but then felt that Xue Qingluan was not that kind of person, and that it was probably just a momentary slip of the tongue.
Helsin's gaze was sharp and undisguised as he stared at Xue Qingluan, making no attempt to conceal his obvious intentions.
"I've given you this, so keep it. If you don't want it, just throw it away. I, Helsin, have never taken back anything I've given away."
With an unyielding attitude, resolute features, and eyes as bright as a painting, he stood up from his seat and stood there as straight as a pine tree, his strong and assertive presence as dazzling as a star.
Although the words were clearly meant for Xue Qingluan, they somehow made Wei Jingran's girlish heart flutter and tremble.
Whether Xue Qingluan was moved or not, she didn't know, but she was definitely moved.
Look at that domineering posture and handsome appearance. Compared to her indecisive and timid brother, she is far superior!
She's taken a liking to this young master from the He family.
Wei Jingran's eyes sparkled with tiny stars.
"Um... I'm Sister Qingluan's best friend. My name is Wei Jingran. I met Young Master He here today, so let's... become friends."
Wei Jingran licked his cherry lips, mustering his courage to make his presence known in front of Helsin.
She had only ever heard of this young master of the He family in legends, and had never paid him any attention. Before meeting him, she thought he was a businessman who reeked of money, but now that she saw him, he was completely different.
I should have gotten to know this Young Master He better.
When she gets back, she'll definitely find out more about this young master of the He family and then find an opportunity to invite him out for a trip.
Give yourself a chance.
So what if I like Sister Qingluan?
It's pretty much a done deal that Sister Qingluan and Brother are getting together; both families have tacitly agreed.
If she takes the initiative, the position of the young master of the He family will naturally fall to her, Wei Jingran.
She believed that her appearance was no less than that of her sister Qingluan, and her family background was also comparable. However, she was somewhat lacking in talent, which she could make up for through hard work.
Wei Jingran had already imagined and planned out the future in his mind countless times.
Helsin merely glanced at Wei Jingran with a faint look, and nodded politely to him out of businessmanly courtesy. That was his greeting, but his gaze was far from gentle.
The two completely different attitudes caused Wei Jingran to feel a sudden sense of loss, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of dejection.
What?
They treated her so perfunctorily.
"Young Master He, you are putting Qingluan in a difficult position. Qingluan has done nothing wrong, how can she accept a gift without reason?"
Helsing curled the corners of his lips, about to say something, when he was drawn to the sounds from the auction outside. He glanced over, moved to the window, and a glint of light flashed in his eyes, his bright eyes shining like obsidian.
The infatuated gaze he now held was nowhere near as clear and sharp as when he looked at Xue Qingluan.
Xue Qingluan followed Helsin's gaze and saw an item being auctioned, a seemingly unremarkable bracelet-like object.
The clumsy chain links are rather thick, lacking both the exquisite detail of a bracelet and the dazzling preciousness of jade.
A round, glass-like object was inlaid between the chain links.
It's impossible to tell what it is.
But what she saw made her feel a little choked up; in the eyes of this young master of the He family, she was not even as valuable as an object.
She saw no affection for her in this young master He's eyes, only pure possessiveness.
This young master He clearly doesn't like her.
The reason they gave her gifts was probably because of her reputation as a talented woman among the many women in Hongcheng, rather than because they were interested in Xue Qingluan.
In room number 24 on the second floor, Anle was also staring at the item up for auction.
Stunned, shocked, excited...
Anle's emotions were constantly being overturned.
"This is--"
I never expected to find something like this in a place like this.
Yu Rong's gaze swept over the items being auctioned, and then shifted to An Le's wrist.
The item being auctioned looked similar to the thing the little boy was wearing on his wrist. He had learned from the little boy that it was a timekeeping device.
However, the thing she was wearing on her wrist was hidden by her sleeve.
His gaze lingered on Anle's wrist for a moment before returning to its original position. "I didn't expect to find such a strange thing here."
Anle glanced sideways at Yu Rong, who looked slightly surprised, and asked in confusion.
"Could this watch have been brought in from outside?"
Yu Rong hesitated before nodding.
"Yes, that should be the case. There is no such thing in my Apocalypse. At least I have never seen it in the royal family. I have only seen it here."
"That seems to be it, hehe, this is getting interesting." I never expected to see things from my past life in this place.
She really wanted to take a picture of that watch to see it.
but--
Anle weighed the bag of gold coins in his hand.
These gold coins were meant for building the Golden City; she couldn't waste them on something useless.
She can take out as many of these things as she wants, and besides, having more wouldn't be of any use. Having just one piece to tell the time is enough; it's really an unnecessary expense.
After calming her excited emotions, Anle stared at the watch. However, what intrigued her most was which country it came from. She really wanted to go and see for herself if there was anything in that country that she had in her previous life.
She was also curious to see what price this thing would fetch at the auction. If it was expensive, she might grow some and put them up for auction.
But almost no one at the auction knew its value except for Helsin, so when the starting bid was 500 gold, Helsin bought it for 600 gold.
Surprisingly, no one participated in the bidding.
The auction house manager brought the item into the room. Helsing played with the watch he had won at the auction with great affection, his fingertips constantly stroking the glass on the watch.
"Hey Hey, what do you think about us getting this thing and doing business with Apocalypse?"
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